Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-19

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q eezy @Tea Hoansr 81 ths edRs. here.
- and sssss msats are diapenaed -
callers 90 they sit % benehas adniFing
he soensry. Tha gaitssasea are rod
IeokfnR, neatly dressed japanese maid
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pleaanna en8egseinme1t. we deSsen1
asRht % sloas stsps BeaFiy to handfe1
IN namhsF. Alona he base q t1e hlli
u . PARA Of ths Japaneas oisE. We 90
nos larry here bat es09s . bridge over
the canal and paas thsOaEh the rear Of
sTbs RoEsiau SsftIemsnt" This part
Z aimsst wholiY oesBvisd hY Chinsss
uho ssem 10 Be pgsssnf IN l&RRs Bnm-
bsns. Nov ws are a. the edes Of
Im MAZE JGPaHEzE CHI.
Here, Il The oosiasssion 81 The native
and the foreign oitiea, efe tbe principal
publ buildings, the Post.odioe. Gus
tom House, TslsgrsUh oflss, Pollee
O0aTt, Provineial oiIioe and Oity Hall
All Of thess are foreian baiIt, imposing
structures. The Custon H0ass b 70
maEkabiy hDs bEiek bsiidinR, ons that
wcmid be an oFnamens 20 any eity. ne
PRINCIPAL atfeet, called HSnoho DoFi, -
wider than any street 10 The FsssiRB
ssttlsms1f." M0a Of the bOosas ar
Ore proof, the walls being very thick
and made Of mortar. with beaatiful
sl0ssy plack haish without. Some b0ussa
are entirely covered with copper plates.
ThEouRh the epsn front, can Be teen
diHsFeut kinds Of costly japanese RoOda
and Numerous salesman. On going 70
the entrance, you are Invited, In Fog
lab, 70 yak In and look ct the Rooda
FOR the eonvsnisnes Of Foreigners, chairs
and counters are provided. We pass on
and ascend "Ehs BiaG" on the north
side Of the valley. Ne foreigners re-
side here. Next 20 the bay she blnh =
called
aosaE HAMA.
This Il q beautiful plaae. The streets
are lined with cherry aud PLAN trees,
the hsWens Of which are maoh ada ired
1 by japanese. Tea houses, restaurants
and small sh0pa fog The sale Of osnA-
mental goods, consulate most OF The
buildings. Al The top IL q temple With
an immense gateway. Ibis Ia the re
sort Of persons loving beautiful scenery.
The view 10 grand. Nearly the entire
city can be seen. below is the railroad
station, from which The road skiFtine
along the base Of che kiIl egeesss the
broad canseWay 10 kanaQawa. Locking
down over tbe city, SEE OF bOuses ex
tends for miles back from the water
front. The entiFe absenee Of Ohimneyi
Ia japanese houses is noticeable.
ONLY THTRTT YEARS AGO
Yokohama vas an Insignificant HshinG
/ village. Had foreigners not settleC
here, 10 ID doubtful whether msel
. change would have taken place. tn
fishermen would skill be hauling thei
neta In the bay, scRubbiDR their boat,
along the beach, OF drying their fish Of
shore. New all IL hustle and activity
Native and foreign wealth has accamu
lated here. This IL the ohief door o
: the empire for faFsign commerce. Tn
. pFeasnt population ia ~ 200, Of wbiol
' $3.50 are foreigner; OF foreigners. Us
. are Chinese, 625 Rnglishmsn. 2b6 AmeI
+ ican', iT2 Germans, and lis French
}, The remainder belong TO various EuFc
J pean nations. The Chinese are hate
= here 40 they are everywhere. They 81
= taking much of the foreign trade oat O
q the hands Of native merchants. English
e men have q strong hold here, as the
. have Ia all AsiAtie foreign seaport
u The japanese would prefer 10 trad
z with Americans, n they could do 30 o
d .he same terms Is with European NJ
!. lions.
INTAo WARS
Many changes are TO be made In d
q government. Il ia supposed that pei
mission will be granted 10 foreigners
live throughout the empire. and TO forI
stock companies with japanese, for th
u development 81 various industries.
I. have spokeH 10 many Japaness OF q
y desire OF Puget Sound merchants 10 O
o tablish direct trade With this countr
y They you'd be glad 10 engage In such
70 movement, bot the initial ateps must
70 taken by Americans. Lst the NoFtheE
. Pacific Railroad offer special induo'
q menis for the carriage OF Asiatie pr
e ducts over their road. Let businei
! houses on Paget Soond push their intsl
easa on thia side Of the Pacific and d
result will be an important and gros
= ING trade With japan and other Astati
q countries. NIPPON.
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